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I'll Be Seeing You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sammy Fain
- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Tricky
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I'll Be Seeing You written out as piano music: the III7 – bVI – ii – I – IV – iii – ii – vi7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rainbow sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-10-15) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
I'll Be Seeing You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | III7 | A C# E G |
| 1 | Db | bVI | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 4 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | Dm7 | vi7 | D F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rainbow sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-10-15) in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right, over the A7 – Db – Gm – F – Bb – Am – Gm – Dm7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about I'll Be Seeing You
Does the sheet music for I'll Be Seeing You have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in I'll Be Seeing You?
The loop is A7 – Db – Gm – F – Bb – Am – Gm – Dm7 (III7 – bVI – ii – I – IV – iii – ii – vi7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is I'll Be Seeing You in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'll Be Seeing You?
Rainbow sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-10-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'll Be Seeing You easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I'll Be Seeing You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.